Utah Utes athletic director Mark Harlan showcased professionalism and humility in the aftermath of Utah’s thrilling 73-72 overtime victory over BYU on Saturday night. After the victory, Harlan posted a video of head coach Craig Smith celebrating the hard-fought win.
The rivalry between BYU and Utah added another chapter to its storied history Saturday night in Salt Lake City, as the Runnin’ Utes outlasted the Cougars 73-72 in overtime. For BYU, it was yet another close loss in an already frustrating season, and Cougar fans aren’t happy about it.
I don’t know what got into him," Utah coach Craig Smith said of his leading scorer, "but it needs to happen all the time,”
The Cougars' free throw shooting against Utah was emblematic of how the season has gone in Young’s first season in Provo. BYU has had opportunities to win games, but the fragility of basketball has them sitting at 11-6 overall this season and 2-4 in conference play.
Both BYU and Utah have some "traitors" on their rosters, as Cougars coach Kevin Young said. That will only make Saturday's rivalry game that much more interesting.
On Tuesday, the BYU basketball bounced back from a three-game losing streak by beating Oklahoma State at home. With the win, the Cougars improved to 2-3 in conf
During Saturday’s highly anticipated rivalry matchup between the Utah Utes and the BYU Cougars at the Jon M. Huntsman Center, a special ‘Moment of Loudness’
BYU had the preseason hype, Tribune columnist Gordon Monson writes, but the Utes got the rivalry game victory.
The first conference game between BYU and Utah since 2011 had everything you could ask for: eight lead changes, nine ties, heated words, extra shoves, an exhilarating overtime finish.
Ezra Ausar scored a career-high 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting and Hunter Erickson scored Utah’s last six points to help the Runnin’ Utes beat BYU 73-72 in overtime
Utah and BYU will play in a matchup of Big 12 opponents. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.